1. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a county election precinct must contain at least 100 but not more than 2,000 registered voters.
2. (b) For an election precinct in a county with a population under 100,000, the minimum number of registered voters the precinct may contain is 50, except as provided by Subsection (c).
3. (c) In a county with a population under 50,000, a county election precinct may contain fewer than 50 registered voters if the commissioners court receives a written petition, signed by at least 25 registered voters of the county, requesting establishment or continuation of the precinct.

4. (d) In a county in which a voting system has been adopted for use in the general election for state and county officers, the maximum number of registered voters a precinct may contain is:

   1. (1) 3,000, in a county with a population of 250,000 or more;
   2. (2) 4,000, in a county with a population of 175,000 or more but less than 250,000; and
   3. (3) 5,000, in a county with a population of less than 175,000.
5. (e) In computing a number of registered voters under this section, voters whose names appear on the list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a similar notation, shall be excluded.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.